Rajinikanth's Petta earns Rs 200 cr worldwide; Telugu film F2 rakes in Rs 112 cr in 16 days

Superstar Rajinikanth's Petta has earned Rs 200 cr from worldwide theatrical revenue and has become the fourth film of the actor to accomplish the milestone. While 2.0 remains Rajinikanth's highest-grossing film of his career, the Shankar-directed sci-fi magnum-opus is followed by Kabali, Enthiran and now Petta, which has emerged as the fourth top-earning film of Superstar.

The Sun Pictures production is the eleventh south Indian film to race past the Rs 200 cr mark in global total and is the fourth film (Sarkar, 2.0, KGF) in the last four months to attain the feat. Now, Rajinikanth has become the only south Indian actor to have four double-century grossers, followed by Prabhas (Baahubali 1 & 2) and Vijay (Mersal, Sarkar) who have two apiece in the club. The Karthik Subbaraj-directed film is still occupying a sizeable number of screens in its home state Tamil Nadu, where it is on the verge of completing its third-week run.

Prabhu Deva's Charlie Chaplin 2, which released on 25 January, has been panned by critics and general audiences alike. The film has earned only negligible numbers at the ticket window, and TN screens continue to be dominated by holdover super-hits, Viswasam and Petta. Both films will enjoy the majority of screens across the length and breadth of the state before the 1 February releases such as Simbu's Vandha Rajavathaan Varuven, Mammootty's Peranbu, and GV Prakash's Sarvam Thaala Mayam.

Petta has also become the fourth film of Rajinikanth and the seventh film from the south Indian industry to cross the $10 million mark after 2.0, Enthiran, and Kabali. The film has hauled in nearly Rs 74 cr from overseas box-office takings. Rajinikanth is the only actor to have four $10 million grossers from the global box-office, followed by Prabhas who has two in the club with the Baahubali films, and Vijay who entered the arena in 2017 with Mersal.